Category: Islamabad

Islamabad: A ceremony to induct China-built PNS Tughril and Qatar gifted Sea-King helicopters in Pakistan Navy fleet was held in Karachi on Monday. President Dr Arif Alvi was the chief guest on the occasion. Addressing the ceremony, the President said that Pak-China friendship is time-tested and getting stronger with each and every passing day. He said that although, Pakistan is a peace-loving country and has no neRead More…

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the PTI government has awakened the dormant conscience of world community over the ongoing Indian atrocities in the Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a public gathering in Multan, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan has also raised awareness among international community on the issue of Islamophobia. The Foreign Minister said today the whole world isRead More…

Islamabad: Justice Ayesha Malik made history in the judicial history of Pakistan after being sworn in as the first female judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, at an oath taking ceremony held here at the Supreme Court building on Monday. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed administered her the oath of office. The oath taking ceremony was attended by the Supreme Court judges, Attorney General for PRead More…

Islamabad: Spokesperson Finance Ministry Muzammil Aslam says the incumbent government is fighting crises with determination as the provision of relief to the people is the government’s top most priority. Talking to the PTV, he said despite multiple challenges, the country’s economy has been performing well during 2021 and is moving in the right direction with the support of the government’s prudent policies. The SpoRead More…

Islamabad: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib says the government is going to bring changes in the judicial system of the country in days to come. Talking to PTV, he urged the opposition to avoid unnecessary criticism and support the government for bringing improvement in the system. The Minister of Sate said Prime Minister Imran Khan has informed the people regarding development initiaRead More…

Islamabad: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will announce monetary policy on Monday. The Governor of the State Bank Dr Reza Baqir will brief the media after the MPC meeting.Read More…

Islamabad: A sub-National polio immunization campaign begins in sixty four districts across the country from today [Monday]. Over 22.4 million children under five years of age will be vaccinated during the campaign. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Services, Dr Faisal Sultan, who launched the campaign last Friday, said the country has recorded a historic low number of polio cases last year. He saidRead More…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday reported 12 deaths due to covid and 6,540 new pandemic cases in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,360,019. The countrywide death toll from the viral disease has risen to 29,077 so far. According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), so far, 13,100 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,730 in SRead More…

ISLAMABAD: Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal visited Murree on Friday night and reviewed all the arrangements made to cope with any situation as there is prediction of heavy snowfall in Murree and adjoining areas by Met Department. The Chief Secretary also paid a surprise visit to control room set up in Murree and expressed satisfaction on all the arrangements made by the administration, police and other deparRead More…

ISLAMABAD: Galyat has received more than one point five feet of snow during the eighth spell of heavy snowfall on Saturday. According to Meteorological Department, the snowfall started on Saturday early morning would likely to continue till Tuesday. According to the Galyat Development (GDA) Authority a heavy spell of snowfall has started in Galyat which has once again blocked all connecting roads of Galyat, while heRead More…